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'If you won't stop them, we will. This is our school! For our children! Rosa's first steps into her new school playground are fraught with more than just first-day nerves. It is South Africa in 1994, and the doors of Oranje School are open to black children for the first time. But not everyone is happy about the new law on integration...least of all the father of her childhood friend, Hennie. Can Rosa brave the taunts of her fellow students and succeed? And will her friendship with Hennie survive? Age 9+ Celebrating 10 years of democracy in South Africa, Polka is proud to present the debut play from award-winning writer Beverley Naidoo. Set in a beautiful country made ugly by injustice, The Playground is a powerful story of courage and the crossing of boundaries. Running time 115 minutes including interval.

Creatives/Company

Author: Beverley Naidoo
Producer: Polka Theatre
Director: Olusola Oyeleye
Design: Phil Newman